Definitions for jobdʒɒb

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occupation, business, job, line of work, line(noun)

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

"he's not in my line of business"

job, task, chore(noun)

a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

"estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"

job(noun)

a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";

job(noun)

an object worked on; a result produced by working

"he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"

job(noun)

the responsibility to do something

"it is their job to print the truth"

job(noun)

the performance of a piece of work

"she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"

job(noun)

a damaging piece of work

"dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"

problem, job(noun)

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

"she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"

Job(noun)

a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

Job(noun)

any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

job(noun)

(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

Job, Book of Job(noun)

a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

caper, job(verb)

a crime (especially a robbery)

"the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"

job(verb)

profit privately from public office and official business

subcontract, farm out, job(verb)

arranged for contracted work to be done by others

job(verb)

work occasionally

"As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"

speculate, job(verb)

invest at a risk

"I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

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Job(n.)

A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue.

Job(n.)

(Computers) A task or coordinated set of tasks for a multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a single unit, usually for execution in background. See job control language.

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JOB

JOB rolling papers are a popular brand of cigarette paper produced by Republic Tobacco in Perpignan, France.
In 1838, a French craftsman named Jean Bardou came up with the idea for a booklet of rolling papers made of thin, pure rice paper. The booklets were a success and Bardou's trademark, the initials "JB" separated by a diamond, became such a common sight that people began referring to them as JOB, thus the brand-name was born. By 1849 he filed for a patent for "Papier JOB".
In the late 1890s, the company hired art nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, as well as many other artists, to design advertising posters for the brand. Mucha drew a sinuous long-haired goddess holding a rolled cigarette. The image was inspired by Michelangelo's Sibyls from the Sistine Chapel. The poster image was so popular that it was sold as a lithograph.
In 2008, the company commissioned Stuckist artist, Paul Harvey to create a campaign series of posters with a stylistic reference to Alphonse Mucha. Harvey made works featuring famous double acts to emphasise the sales message of "The Original Double", a reference to the twin-size packets of papers made by Job. Harvey's enthusiasm for the project came about because "Mucha is one of his heroes", said Mark Ross, the director of Glorious Creative agency managing the campaign. The work created some controversy: Gilbert and George gave their endorsement to the images, but The Mighty Boosh and The White Stripes were not pleased to be featured. Famous Doubles, a show of the original paintings used for the posters, was promoted at the Wanted Gallery in Notting Hill by Fraser Kee Scott, director of the A Gallery.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Job

job, n. a sudden stroke or stab with a pointed instrument like a beak.—v.t. to strike or stab suddenly:—pr.p.job′bing;pa.p. jobbed. [Gael. gob, W. gwp, a bird's beak; conn. with gobble, job.]

Job

job, n. any piece of work, esp. of a trifling or temporary nature: miscellaneous printing-work: any undertaking with a view to profit: a mean transaction, in which private gain is sought under pretence of public service.—adj. of a particular job or transaction, assigned to a special use: bought or sold lumped together.—v.i. to work at jobs: to buy and sell as a broker: to hire or let out by the week or month, esp. horses.—ns.Job′ber, one who jobs: one who buys and sells, as a broker or middleman: one who turns official actions to private advantage: one who engages in a mean lucrative affair; Job′bery, jobbing: unfair means employed to procure some private end; Job′-mas′ter, a livery-stable keeper who jobs out horses and carriages.—A bad job, an unfortunate affair; Odd jobs, occasional pieces of work. [Formerly gob—O. Fr. gob, a mouthful; from the same Celtic root as gobble.]

Job

jōb, n. a monument of patience—from Job in Scripture.—n.Jobā′tion, a tedious scolding.—Job's comforter, one who aggravates the distress of an unfortunate man he has come to comfort; Job's news, bad news; Job's post, the bearer of bad news.